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Water intoxication causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
- Primary polydipsia
- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
- Medication (hypoglycemic agent, chemotherapeutic agent, tricyclic)
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect |
Acetaminophen, acetohexamide, amitriptyline, carbamazepine, chlorpropamide, clofibrate, cyclophosphamide, Desmopressin, diazoxide, glyburide, metformin, olanzapine, oxytocin, phenformin, thioridazine, tolazamide, tolbutamide, vincristine[1] |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
References
- ↑ Moses, A. M. (1974-12-05). “Drug-induced dilutional hyponatremia”. The New England Journal of Medicine. 291 (23): 1234–1239. doi:10.1056/NEJM197412052912307. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 4607502. Unknown parameter
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